By Darren Upson, VP of Small Business, Europe, Soldo
Is the UK’s business expense culture out of control?
To find out, Soldo commissioned a nationwide survey of 2,500 employees to find out how they spend company money and, as we suspected, things aren’t working quite as they should be.
Inflated or false employee expense claims…

Being able to run your own business might seem like one of the most exciting things, but the process of building up a company is not always as easy as it seems. Business owners often face a number of challenges, especially when it comes to the financial matters of their business. Not all business owners are proficient in accounting and finance, and…

Employee cuts and rent debt are some of the few key turning points in the life of a business. Below Tony Hughes, CEO at Huthwaite International, a leading global provider of sales, negotiation and communication skills development, talks Total Business through the complex landscape of costs negotiation.
These days administrations and profit…

Sarah Bell, Sage Manager at Blue Logic, discusses how SMEs can prepare for the roll-out of Making Tax Digital in April 2019.
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) estimates that it currently loses upwards of £9 billion per year through avoidable taxation errors. The main source of this is the way in which businesses, particularly…

By Arpit Gupta, CMO at Jobbio
It goes without saying that a digital marketing strategy is crucial to support your business’ growth. New companies, however, sometimes struggle to decide where to allocate the budget for these efforts. There are several marketing tools available that can help but it can be difficult to find the one that’s…

Neil Robertson, CEO, Compleat Software
Overchoice – also known as "choice overload" – describes the cognitive process in which people have difficulty making a decision when faced with many options. With the sheer number of choices available on the market, it’s a concept that many looking for invoice automation software are likely to be…

Stephen Findlay is the CEO and founder of BondMason, the investment specialists in the direct lending market, helping clients target a gross return of 8% per year. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. With interest rates seemingly permanently in the doldrums, what are the options for business owners looking…

By Stephen Wainwright, Licensed Insolvency Practitioner and Business Recovery Specialist at Poppleton & Appleby
The reasons why we get into running a business are very many and varied. For most it’s rarely the outcome of a focused plan or a finely crafted strategy but once you’re operating there’s no getting away from the issues…

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